Chef's Table Achatz

Duncan Thum is a two-time Emmy nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California.

A host of sonic explorations lead Duncan from co-forming LA's d.i.y. music scene fixture Pizza! to performance at the Disney Hall with Glenn Branca's Hallucination City: Symphony for 100 guitars. Duncan's muse crystallized in writing music for film, where story and image provide a poignant context for his eclectic background.

Notable credits include Netflix original documentary series "Chef's Table" and "Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On" as well as features "Off The Rails", "DEALT" and "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead".

In addition to his long form work, Duncan has garnered critical acclaim for his collaborations with Apple and VICE Media. Duncan is a graduate of USC's esteemed SMPTV film scoring program.

There was a lightbulb that went off and said: for the first time ever I think I can be a chef without being able to taste.

— Grant Achatz, Chef's Table

DUAL Emmy Nominations FOR "CHEF'S TABLE"

The original Netflix documentary series Chef’s Table intimately transports the audience into the minds and kitchens of extraordinary chefs around the world.

In 2015, Duncan was honored by the Television Academy with his first Emmy nomination in the category of “Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)” for his work on the profile of Francis Mallmann. In 2016, Duncan assumed the role of music producer and lead composer for the second, third and fourth seasons of the series. His score for the episode “Grant Achatz”, garnered a second Emmy nomination in the category of Original Dramatic Score.

“The DPs are the great unifiers for Chef's Table, as is composer Duncan Thum, who earned a well-deserved Emmy nomination for the first-season episode on Argentinean chef Francis Mallmann. Every episode is a symphony of kitchen sounds, accompanying Thum's scores and the appetizing visual poetry.”